Sound-attenuation coatings and coated products

ABSTRACT

SCRAP TIRES ARE GROUND OR OTHERWISE REDUCED TO SMALL SIZE PARTICLES AND 5 TO 95 PARTS BY VOLUME WERE USED IN 100 PARTS BY VOLUME OF NOISE-ATTENUATING COATINGS, MIXED WITH THE COTAINGS OR APPLIED TO THEIR SURFACE. THE COATING VEHICLES WILL VARY WIDELY IN PROPERITIES, AND THE INVENTION INCLUDES BOTH WATER-BASE COATINGS AND ORGANICBASE COATINGS. tHE INVENTION INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE COATINGS BUT COATED PRODUCTS SUCH AS AUTO FENDERS, HOODS, TRUCK COVERS, AUTO FLOORS, UNDER-THE-FLOOR MATS, THE CEILINGS OF ROOMS, FACTORY CEILINGS AND WALLS, AND MANY OTHER SHEET-METAL, ETC., PRODUCTS AND PARTS, ETC.

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Defensive Publication applications have not been examined as to the merits of alleged invention. The Patent Oflice makes no assertion as to the novelty of the disclosed subject matter.

PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 4, 1975 T931,006 SOUND-ATTENUATING COATINGS AND COATED PRODUCTS Joseph R. Laman, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio Continuation of abandoned application Ser. No. 355,363, Apr. 27, 1973. This application May 30, 1974, Ser.

Int. Cl. B32b /06, /04 US. Cl. 117-132 1 Sheet Drawing. 10 Pages Specification Scrap tires are ground or otherwise reduced to small size particles and 5 to parts by volume were used in parts by volume of noise-attenuating coatings, mixed with the coatings or applied to their surface. The coating vehicles will vary widely in properties, and the invention includes both water-base coatings and organicbase coatings. The invention includes not only the coatings but coated products such as auto fenders, hoods, truck covers, auto floors, under-thc-fioor mats, the ceilings of rooms, factory ceilings and walls, and many other sheet-metal, ctc., products and parts, etc.

Feb. 4, 1975 J. R. LAMAN T93l,006

SOUND-ATTENUATION COATINGS AND COATED PRODUCTS Original Filed April 27, 1973 FIG! FIGZ

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